Job’s View of the Death of the Righteous and the Afterlife

(Check out the puzzle for Job chapters 22-27 at the end of chart.  Puzzles on earlier chapter can be found at the end of previous articles concerning Job).

 

He saw it as a sleep.

  • Job 3:13; Job 14:12
  • Daniel 12:2 – It was only the physical body in the grave that had the appearance of sleep.  The spirit had gone back to God – Ecclesiastes 12:7
  • John 11:11-14
  • 1 Thessalonians 4:14

He saw it as a place of rest and freedom from trouble.

  • Job 3:17-18; Job 3:13
  • 2 Thessalonians 1:6-7
  • Hebrews 4:9-11
  • Revelation 14:13

He saw it as a place of perfect equality – the small and great are there.

  • Job 3:19
  • Galatians 3:28
  • Revelation 20:12

He saw it as a place of comfort.

  • Job 6:10
  • Luke 16:22; Luke 16:25

He saw its finality – there are no more opportunities after death.

  • Job 10:21-22; Job 16:22
  • Matt.  25:1-13; Hebrews 9:27; Revelation 14:13

He saw it as a place where his Redeemer would reward him; where he would be given his resurrection body; and where He would see God.

  • Job 19:25-27
  • John 5:28-29; 1 John 3:2

He saw it as a place where all will very shortly go.

  • Job 21:13; Job 21:26

Here are the puzzles for the Book of Job.

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